System uses artificial intelligence to gather safety-related data, including overall tire condition, pressure, abrasion and scratches UVeye, supplier of vehicle-inspection systems based on artificial intelligence technology is introducing a new system to help fleet operators check tire wear and quality. Named after Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt, the new UVeye system is designed […]
UFL brings together transportation engineers, urban planners, retailers, freight carriers, transportation and logistics professionals Michelin North America has joined Seattle’s Urban Freight Lab (UFL), an exclusive public-private partnership associated with the University of Washington’s Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center. Limited to 13 private- and public-sector members, the Urban Freight Lab is a structured work group comprising […]
Plant is also a distribution center allowing direct point of sale to customers Fleet owners and professional truck drivers now have greater access to the most extensive tire retread program in the industry after Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, the nation’s industry-leading travel stop network, opened a retread plant and distribution center in Laredo, […]
Americas segment delivered improved operating profit despite new and incremental tariffs this year Cooper Tire & Rubber Company reported second quarter 2019 net income of $9 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.18, compared with $15 million, or $0.30 per share, last year. Second Quarter Highlights Net sales decreased 2.8 percent to $679 million. […]
National Account Program for Trucking Fleets Can Help Save up to 65% on Tires Comdata Inc., a FLEETCOR company and world leader in payment innovation has a new National Tire Discount Program that gives trucking fleets substantial discounts on commercial tires. Under the new program, Comdata is joining with industry-leading tire manufacturers to offer Comdata […]
Americas and EMEA commercial truck tire volume growth outpaced industry in the first half Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) reported results for the second quarter and first half of 2019. “Our U.S. consumer replacement and commercial businesses continued to perform well in a challenging environment, aided by recent product launches,” said Richard J. Kramer, […]
